John Horn

Professor, Sculpture
JOHN HORN BIO After studying with Walter Erlebacher in Philadelphia and Richard McDermitt Miller the “Figurative Sculptor of Soho” earning his BFA and MFA John went to Italy where he resided for 12 years. While in Italy he developed his career studying at “Studio Simi,”in Florence, apprenticing at Henreaux Marble Studios in Querceta , working with archeologists in the Capitoline Museum in Rome , as well as an assistant to mold maker Romolo Felice the mold maker of Giacomo Manzu’. Since his return to the
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After studying with Walter Erlebacher in Philadelphia and Richard McDermitt Miller the “Figurative Sculptor of Soho” earning his BFA and MFA John went to Italy where he resided for 12 years. While in Italy he developed his career studying at “Studio Simi,”in Florence, apprenticing at Henreaux Marble Studios in Querceta , working with archeologists in the Capitoline Museum in Rome , as well as an assistant to mold maker Romolo Felice the mold maker of Giacomo Manzu’.

Since his return to the United States John works on private commissions and has shown in New York as well as in Philadelphia. He is a natural teacher, great with his students, possesses knowledge and skills important to Sculpture and of high value to the school as a whole. He is an essential part of the Classical aspect of the Sculpture Department at the Pennsylvania Academy. He also currently teaches at the New York Academy of Figurative Art.

Artwork by John Horn

A pencil sketch of a person's face in three-quarters profile, with finely shaded features and long flowing hair, rendered against a solid yellow background.
Mercenary
A pencil sketch of a person's face in three-quarters profile, with finely shaded features and long flowing hair, rendered against a solid yellow background.
Sharon
A charcoal profile sketch capturing the side of a person's face with expressive shading and loose contour lines.
Study for Sharon
A graphite pencil sketch capturing the three-quarter profile of a person with pulled-back hair and a neutral expression.
Victoria
A monochromatic, realistic graphite portrait drawing depicts a light-skinned person with dark, wavy chin-length hair looking toward the right in three-quarter profile against a plain blue-grey background.
Livia
A full-length white plaster sculpture of a standing nude female figure, shown in a three-quarter view against a solid black background.
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